Exam 20: The Age of Early Modernism

In van Gogh's work, the term expressionism meant

Jazz was influenced by

Which countries comprised the Triple Entente?

The immediate cause of World War I was a quarrel between

What was the most striking feature of expressionist music?

What is meant by the Second Industrial Revolution? How did it affect European society?

The first scientist to win two Nobel Prizes for science was

What ideologies began challenging enlightenment ideals after 1871? Why did they appear on the scene?

Kafka's novel The Trial has which modernist theme?

Renoir's painting style can be described as

Describe the nature of late-nineteenth-century imperialism, and briefly identify which European nations claimed what territories around the world.

Discuss the influence of Nietzsche and Freud on the modernist movement, giving specific examples of their impact on arts and ideas.

The three styles of early modernist literature are

Zola's novels express naturalism by

Ibsen's A Doll's House is written in which style?

What forces were leading to war during the uneasy peace between 1871 and 1914? How did the period's culture reflect this ambiguous time?

Early modernism was characterized by

Modernism was a cultural movement that

Life in the growing cities of the late nineteenth century

What three major forces of the late nineteenth century laid the foundation for much of twentieth and twenty-first century history?